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Michael J Campbell
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Re: Image of the day - 2013
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Really nice colour form!
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Beautiful thing. I grew it for about three years but then managed to lose it. Must try it again. Your picture reminds me just how nice it is.
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Mentzelia laevicaulis, Queen of the highway:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/blazingstar_zps3c8f811f-1_zps22dbbf1f.jpg
Townsendia spathulata from the Pryors starting to bloom:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/Tspathpryors1-1_zps1c9d97e1.jpg
Physaria didymocarpa surrounded by its inflated fruit:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/Physariadidymocarpa_zpsd0d19f6f.jpg
A cautious Townsendia spathulata 'cottonbal form' on a cold spring day:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/cottonballwild1-1_zps92625234.jpg
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all stunning plants and beautiful images, Brian - the Mentzelia is lovely- I've looked at some species on Alplains list, not sure if it's the same one.
That T 'cottonball' is always amazing!
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Exceptional plants and images, Brian.
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Mentzelia laevicaulis is a late summer favorite of mine. I only wish it would stay open through the day but it is stunning to see at dusk and dawn.
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January 10, 2013, 08:44:47 PM »
Great pics to start off the New Year!
All these are "allowed entry" into Australia as seed so I'll be on the lookout
Where did I put that link to Alplains?
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Quote from: Weiser on January 10, 2013, 06:58:33 PM
Mentzelia laevicaulis is a late summer favorite of mine. I only wish it would stay open through the day but it is stunning to see at dusk and dawn.
That is something to bear in mind.. in contrast to my days of city life, here I am not out at dusk (or later) much in summer (dawn? seriously?
) since that time of day belongs squarely to the mosquitoes! (winter is another matter, since I often finish outdoor tasks near that early dark).. May be frustrating to have flowers I could never see open....
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Greetings,
Alplains has seed from Mentzelia involucrata, a low growing annual from California. Here in Montana, both Mentzelia laevicaulis and M. decapetala are common on dry rocky roadcuts. Both are night blooming, although the flowers last longer if the day is overcast.
A few more photos:
Delphinium bicolor ssp. calcicola
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/random%20stuff/Delphinium2_zps17111747-1_zps3a577f2f.jpg
Oenothera caespitosa from the back:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/random%20stuff/218_zpsbade8bb1-1_zpsd4759727.jpg
Calochortus nuttallii. They are primarily pollinated by beetles. Just a guess
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/random%20stuff/calochortusnuttalli_zps91444a5d.jpg
Argemone polyanthemos:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/random%20stuff/Pricklypoppy8_zpsb0d7d387-1_zpsd4944c99.jpg
Oenothera caespitosa in the red soils of the Pryors:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/random%20stuff/eveningprimrose2-1_zps6211d8e1-1_zps78929e29.jpg
Mentzelia decapetala in the evening:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/random%20stuff/mentzilia2_zps6bade985.jpg
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January 11, 2013, 08:43:03 AM »
Very nice!
Beautiful blue on the D. bicolor ssp. calcicola. Does it have a summer dormancy period?
I love the prickly poppies we have Aregmone munita ssp. rotundata out here. They do live up to their moniker well. With such a prickly nature yet sporting those delicate crepe flowers, another biannual well worth growing.
The Metzelias are another group that live up to their nickname "blazingstar". You took an exceptionally nice photo I must say.
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All gorgeous! the Oenothera seems to have very pleasing foliage as well..
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A little less warm and inspiring than Brian's series! here's a few quick and chilly views from this morning... Probably somewhere below -20C when I took these..
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.... and here's me finding it difficult to cope with single but high end centigrade figures
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My mother would have said that "
the trees are in their party frocks
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